National not-for-profit groups with established Manitoba operations.*Eligible applicants may include ineligible applicants as project partners

Ineligible Applicants

Organizations without established operations in Manitoba

Governments (including Municipalities and Indigenous Governments)

Individuals

For-profit organizations*Applicants are encouraged to seek knowledge and partnerships from various experts in the field. Ineligible applicants are encouraged to participate as project partners with eligible applicants.

Eligibility Frequency

A lead applicant may apply for as many projects as they wish per year across multiple categories, however no lead applicant organization will be awarded more than $125,000 per funding cycle. Organizations are not restricted from partnering multiple times in the same funding cycle as their own application.

Project Timelines

Projects may be for one or two-year durations.

Matching Funds

CT aims to provide one-third of the total project costs with matching funds that meet or exceed a 2:1 ratio

Proposals with less than a 2:1 match ratio will be considered and ranked accordingly

No more than 50% of matching funds can be from provincial government sources

Matching funds for activities that directly relate to the proposal may have been received up to one year prior to the proposed start date of the project

Eligible Projects and Expenses

The CT will support direct project costs including:

Salaries & Benefits tied directly to project delivery

Contractor & Professional Services

Travel & Field Costs

Material & Supplies

Printing, Production & Distribution Costs

Equipment Purchase, Lease or Rental Costs

Incentive Payments

Overhead/Administration**the percentage of direct costs will be a factor in review and ranking of project applications.

Ineligible Expenses

The CT is a project funder and it is not the intent of the fund to provide on-going operating or programming support. The following expenses are ineligible however these may be used as match.

Water quality monitoring

Land purchases

Major equipment purchases (> $5000 per item)

Management fees

Major capital assets such as buildings

Maintenance of existing projects

Research costs

Feeding or control of wildlife species

Fish rearing, farming, stocking or hatcheries projects

Mapping-only projects that are not integral to the development of a larger CT project

After reading both the Conservation Trust Guidelines and the Applicant Guide, if you still have questions or need assistance, please contact the Conservation Trust Team at 204.784.4354 (toll free: 1.833.323.4636) of CTinfo@mhhc.mb.ca